NHTSA Campaign 09V436000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 09V436000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER LLC filed the report for 09V436000 with NHTSA on November 5, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V436000, NHTSA lists up to 88,461 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2006 and July 31, 2008.
The 09V436000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V436000 were scheduled from February 22, 2010, 109 days after the report.
09V436000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2007–2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V436000 ranks 5 of 29 CHRYSLER LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V436000, CHRYSLER LLC has 6 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 09V436000 was 08V583000, reported on November 6, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2008 JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 2006 THROUGH JULY 2008, EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH A TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE WARNING SYSTEM.
- The risk
- FLUID COULD BOIL OVER AND MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH A HOT ENGINE OR EXHAUST COMPONENT AND CAUSE A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL A "HOTOIL" MESSAGE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND A CHIME INDICATING AN ELEVATED TRANSMISSION FLUID CONDITION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-835-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER RECALL NO. J30.
Reported November 5, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V436000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V436000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 5, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted